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  • Fluent in English, Japanese, Korean; learning Arabic, Arabic (Baharna), Hebrew (modern)
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Marketing Director / M.A. Student
  • Graduate School
  • From Seoul, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
  • Profile 75% complete

About Me

Everyday when I sit on my office desk I want to travel out from this squarish space.
When I travel I could feel I am alive,
When I travel I could meet real people,

Native Korean, currently work in Seoul
Majored in Social sciences, Arabic.

I luckily had an opportunity to visit these places :

2007
Kyushu Province(Japan)

2010
Japan railroad trip for 2 weeks(from southernmost to Sapporo)

2011
Jerusalem, Rome, Barcelona, Istanbul

2012
Shanghai, Amsterdam, Berlin, Athens

2013
Tel Aviv, Dead Sea, Petra
London, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Riga

2014
Baden Baden, Strasbourg

2016
Kuala Lumpur, Western Australia

2017
Tokyo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe couchsurfing makes travel unique.
Not like plastic hollow hospitality in Hotels , or host-less room sharing, I believe I can have various human touch by surfing on this community.

Interests

During majoring Social Sciences and Arabic, I studied widely about Middle Eastern Politics and living in abroad for almost 2 years as exchange student. I found out I am interested in Psychological studies more than macro Politics, so that I am now studying for graduate school exam for applying.
I just finished my mandatory duty in Korean Air Force as a HR officer(first lieutenant) and now I am working in tourism agency for my daily bread(or rice) :-)

  • electronic music
  • psychology
  • travel
  • arabic
  • japanese

Music, Movies, and Books

When I first went to abroad as an exchange student I felt somehow lonely.
I found electronic music for my remedy, and it makes me more cheerful and passionate.
Somehow I forgot what I was concerned, too :-)
From then I annually attnd Ultra Music Festival(UMF) in Seoul, not frequently but sometimes I go to electronic music based clubs for cure (when needed) !

My no.1 movie is INCEPTION / I am not into heroic movies but I am secretly into DEADPOOL

Recently I read "The Subtle Art to not give a f**k" , very useful

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I heard bombardment siren in Israel in 2012 then I fled into underground bunker

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very into learning languages so for now I can speak 3 languages fluently (Korean, English, Japanese)
I minored in Arabic, learned Hebrew while I am studying in Israel

What I Can Share with Hosts

My stories,
Maybe about my exchange year
Maybe about my trips
Maybe about my army days :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, North Korea, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea

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